diff --git a/src/common/node_select.h b/src/common/node_select.h
index 5569d29716ab7a088544319024dee2031b440768..ae229272a57f40da33e883a09ac573ace62504d7 100644
--- a/src/common/node_select.h
+++ b/src/common/node_select.h
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ extern int select_get_plugin_id(void);
  * else 0. */
 extern int select_running_linear_based(void);
 
-extern int select_is_linear_based(void);
-
 /*
  * Save any global state information
  * IN dir_name - directory into which the data can be stored